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September 3, 2025 11:19 AM

US peacekeeping cuts could limit UN ability to protect civilians, says UN

United Nations peacekeeping missions are under severe financial pressure and U.S. cuts could limit their ability to protect civilians in places like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. peacekeeping spokesperson said on Tuesday. ...

September 3, 2025 10:29 AM

Trump dismisses rumours he is in ill health

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed reports on social media that he is in ill health, saying he was busy over the Labor Day weekend giving media interviews and visiting his Virginia golf course. "I was very active over the weekend," Trump...

September 3, 2025 10:11 AM

Thailand’s ruling party seeks house dissolution as opposition backs rival’s PM bid

Thai politics were in chaos on Wednesday as the ruling Pheu Thai party said it had sought royal approval to dissolve the parliament for a new election, moments after the biggest group in the house said it would back another party to form a government...

September 3, 2025 10:27 AM

‘Peace or War’: China’s Xi hosts massive military parade with Putin and Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country's largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un. The lavish event to mark 80 ...

September 3, 2025 9:53 AM

US appeals court rejects Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of...

September 2, 2025 5:13 PM

Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty, as military chief clashes with ministers

Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty on Tuesday ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to speed up, despite warnings from senior ranks. Israeli Army Radio said that some 40,...

September 2, 2025 4:06 PM

Putin says Russia has never opposed Ukraine joining the EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow had never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union, and that he thought it was possible to find a consensus on ensuring the security of both Russia and Ukraine. Speakin...

September 2, 2025 1:30 PM

PM Wong’s visit to boost India-Singapore trade, FDI, and people-to-people ties

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit India from September 2 to 4 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be Wong’s first official visit to India as Singapore’s head of government. He will be accompanied by his sp...

September 2, 2025 1:14 PM

China’s Xi convenes ‘Axis of Upheaval’ in Beijing, sidelining Trump

China's President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts together for the first time on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe's worst war in 80 years. Vladimir Putin hailed ...

September 2, 2025 12:37 PM

Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses, riling rights groups

Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday, ratcheting up tension around protests that have killed eight since last week. Pro...

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